An ergonomics program designed to reduce the incidence of upper extremity work related musculoskeletal disorders

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1032-1041

  Bernacki, Edward J ^a   Guidera, Jill A ^a   Schaefer, John A ^a   Lavin, Robert A ^a   Tsai, Shan P ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ERGONOMICS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0032763594     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043764-199912000-00005     Document Type: Article

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